EIP-AGRI Seminar 'CAP Strategic Plans: the key role of AKIS in Member States'

EIP-AGRI Seminar: “CAP Strategic Plans: the key role of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) in Member States” - Online seminar

The EIP-AGRI Seminar 'CAP Strategic Plans: the key role of AKIS in Member States' was initially planned to take place in Warsaw, Poland on 22-23 April but it was postponed due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19. The seminar took place online from Wednesday 16 - Friday 18 September 2020. Participation was by invitation only.

The European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, and the European Innovation Partnership EIP-AGRI Service Point organised a seminar dedicated to the development of national Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) as part of the CAP Strategic Plans post 2020. 

See the programme for further information on the background of the event.

Event documents

• Final programme
• Speaker bios
• List of registrations
• EIP-AGRI Video "AKIS: Building effective knowledge flows across Europe"
• Final report (to be published)

Presentations & Videos

Day 1: Wednesday 16 September 2020

Part I: Starting our journey together

• Key elements of the post 2020 CAP: the AKIS policy strengthening innovation, knowledge exchange and advice – Kerstin Rosenow, DG AGRI: presentation - video
• Welcome by Pacôme Elouna Eyenga – Team leader, EIP-AGRI Service Point - video
• Innovation support services functioning as the glue in AKIS – Wim Ceulemans, Innovatiesteunpunt, BE: presentation - video
• Panel discussion, moderated by Mark Gibson, EIP-AGRI Service Point. Guest-speakers:
  • Aniko Juhasz, Deputy State Secretary of Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, HU
  • Victor Falguera, AKIS International, ES
  • Tom Kelly, Teagasc, IE
  • Kjell Ivarsson, Federation of Swedish Farmers and Copa-Cogeca, SE
  • Carola Ketelhodt, Innovation Office EIP-AGRI at the Chamber of Agriculture in Schleswig-Holstein, DE
  • Video

Day 2: Thursday 17 September 2020

Part II: AKIS strategies - the basics

• Opening address – Janusz Wojciechowski, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development: video
• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Poland, Polish AKIS:
  • Minister Ardanowski: video
  • Undersecretary of State Ryszard Kamiński: presentation - video
• EIP-AGRI Operational Group ‘ECOPIONET’ - Raquel Arroyo, Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Salamanca (IRNASA), ES: presentation - video - further information on ECOPIONET
• What are the elements of a well-functioning AKIS + Q&A – Inge Van Oost, DG AGRI: presentation - video

Part III: Main building blocks of AKIS

• "Integrating advisors in the AKIS to foster the sharing of knowledge and innovation for agriculture and rural areas" - Introduction to the topic – Inge Van Oost, DG AGRI: presentation - video
• Integration of Slovenian advisors in the AKIS – Anton Jagodic, Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia, SI: presentation - video
• Experience from an NGO delivering advice and much more – Razvan Popa, Adept Foundation, RO: presentation - video
• Develop innovation support services including innovation brokering, facilitation and innovation tools and much more - Marleen Gysen, Innovatiesteunpunt, BE: presentation - video
• Inputs to the topic from participants – Mark Gibson, EIP-AGRI Service Point: presentation
• "Preparing the role of CAP networks in strengthening the AKIS by promoting innovation and knowledge flows within the country and across the EU" - Introduction to the topic – Inge Van Oost, DG AGRI: presentation - video
• The Polish advisory service and EIP network – Krzysztof Janiak, Agricultural Advisory Centre in Brwinów, PL: presentation - video
• Networking meetings with Operational Groups – Erika Frankhuizen, National Rural Network Unit, NL: presentation - video
• Inputs to the topic from participants – Mark Gibson, EIP-AGRI Service Point: presentation

Day 3: Friday 18 September 2020

Part IV: Inspiration for AKIS planners

• "Getting inspiration from existing tools and initiatives" - Introduction to the topic – Inge Van Oost, DG AGRI: presentation - video
• Establish knowledge centres and digital knowledge reservoirs:
  • EURAKNOS and EUREKA - Pieter Spanoghe, Ghent University, BE: presentation - video
  • TITRIS - Gintarė Kučinskienė, Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Service, LT: presentation - video
• Organise farmer to farmer exchanges including on farm demonstrations and experimentation – Tom Kelly, Teagasc, IE: presentation - video
• Reward researchers beyond academic purposes:
  • Mugurel Jitea, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj Napoca, RO: presentation - video
  • Agustí Fonts, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology - IRTA, ES: presentation - video
• Support and facilitate increased engagement with Horizon Europe projects:
  • The power of connecting European Thematic Networks and local OGs – Jean-Marc Gautier, IDELE, FR: presentation - video
  • Activities of the National Rural Network Unit – Jan Swoboda, National Rural Network Unit, DE: presentation - video
• Capture the creativity of young farmers to act as catalysts of innovation – Jannes Maes, CEJA: presentation - video
• Prepare interesting calls for Operational Groups – Åsa Broberg, RDP Managing Authority, SE: presentation - video
• Use of Operational Groups for testing out new CAP measures – Shane Conway, National Rural Network, IE: presentation - video
• Develop cross-border Operational Groups – Hardi Tamm, Estonian Dairy Cluster (EDC), EE: presentation - video
• Promote collaboration and knowledge flows among OGs - Johanna Rohrhofer, National Rural Network, AT: presentation - video
• Added value of thematic networks at national level - Pascal Bergeret, CIHEAM-IAMM, the Mediterranean Intergovernmental Agronomic Institute – Montpellier, FR: presentation - video

Part V: AKIS strategic plans and AKIS interventions

• "Preparing the AKIS strategic plan and choosing the right interventions" - Introduction to the topic – Inge Van Oost, DG AGRI: presentation - video
• Preparing the Spanish AKIS strategy – Rocio Wojski, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and and Andres Montero, University Carlos 3 of Madrid, ES: presentation - video
• The Slovenian example – Joži Cvelbar, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, SI: presentation - video
• AKIS interventions in the Estonian CAP plan: Helena Pärenson, Ministry of Rural Affairs, EE: presentation - video
• The Dutch AKIS interventions in the CAP plan post 2020 – Jan van Esch, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, NL: presentation - video
• Designing AKIS intervention, inputs to the topic from participants – Mark Gibson, EIP-AGRI Service Point: presentation

Conclusions

• Conclusions of the seminar – Wolfgang Burtscher, Director-General DG AGRI: video

Extra videos

• You can also watch the full event in half-day recordings if you prefer, find the links below:
  • Day 1 (afternoon) - video
  • Day 2 (morning) - video
  • Day 2 (afternoon) - video
  • Day 3 (morning) - video
  • Day 3 (afternoon) - video

Background information

• EIP-AGRI Video "AKIS: Building effective knowledge flows across Europe"
• Supporting document to Inge Van Oost’s presentation: relevant AKIS Articles in the CAP post 2020 draft regulation
• Brief ‘Building stronger agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS)’ to foster advice, knowledge and innovation in agriculture and rural areas.
• The book ‘Preparing for Future AKIS in Europe’
• EIP-AGRI Workshop “Enabling farmers for the digital age: the role of AKIS”
• EIP-AGRI Seminar “Promoting creativity and learning through agricultural knowledge systems and interactive innovation”.

• EIP-AGRI brochure on AKIS.

• Final report of EIP-AGRI Seminar ‘Promoting creativity and learning through agricultural knowledge systems and interactive innovation’

• Final report of EIP-AGRI workshop “Enabling farmers for the digital age: the role of AKIS”